Improvement in false bottoms for water-coolers



Patented Nov. 11, 18`7`3,`

UNITED STATES JAMEs E. wOOD, OE WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

IMPRCVEMENT IN FALSE BOTTOMS FOR WATER-COOLERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,587, dated November11, 1878; application filed July 19, 1873.

is thrown in the cooler it will fall onthe false bottom, and by theaction of the spring, which will break the fall of the ice, theconcussion which would otherwise be so injurious to the bottom will beprevented.

The apparatus will be very effective, easily applicable, and not veryexpensive.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved false bottom forwater-coolers. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the body of a water-cooler, of common or suitableconstruction. Upon its bottom B is placed a spiral spring, C, whichsupports and is connected with a plate, D, that iits nicely into thecooler, but is free to play up and down therein. A ring, a, maybeattached to the false bottom D, to serve as a handle. 4

The ice, when inserted in the cooler from the top, will fall on thefalse bottom D, therebyT compressing the spring C, which will break ythefall of the ice. The bottom B of the cooler will, therefore, not come incontact with the ice, and the cooler will, by this simple contrivance,last far longer than if the ice were allowed to mutilate the bottom ofthe cooler.

The plate D, resting on a spiral spring, C, and arranged to constitute afalse bottom for a water-cooler, as set forth;

JAMES F. WOOD.

Vitnesses P. CHANDLER, GEORGE ONEILL.

